Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Dawn on Nov 27th, 2010
Well, I wrote a relatively lengthy post for Day #8 (yesterday), which the WordPress iPad/iPhone app summarily ate. It’s a free app… so I can’t bitch too much, but it really is largely a piece of crap that’s probably worth less than what I paid for it (nothing). It’s actually the second time that my […]
Our day began under mostly cloudy skies, which quickly cleared to brilliant blue punctuated by the occasional, floating puffy cotton ball. Unlike prior mornings, we all had breakfast in the Garden Cafe. And, then we passed the morning enjoying the sights of nearby Nevis and the sail into our port of call, St. Kitts. We […]
I’ve often read that the life of old-time mariners was dominated by routines… a repetitive series of watches: scrubbing the decks, navigational observations, consumption of (often equally repetitive) meals and drink, etc. While perhaps boring, I understand that crews were less happy when the routine was interrupted (unless, of course, the disruption involved clearing the […]
We awoke to mostly cloudy skies and rain showers en route to Antigua. Like the prior morning, we opted for a liquid breakfast (two mochas, please), which we consumed while feeding E out on the balcony. We arrived in Antigua as scheduled around 8:30am. Following E’s morning nap, we departed the ship with the family […]
Posted in Dawn on Nov 21st, 2010
This is my second attempt at writing this post. My first attempt failed when after typing for 40 minutes, the damn iPhone app locked up. Grrr! So, here’s an abbreviated version: It’s now 3am. I’ve been up for 2+ hours already after being awakened by the banging of drawers (now wedged securely shut) in some […]